More than 250 people applied to join the Bermuda Fire Service last year but only 13 passed the entrance tests and accepted a position.
Chief fire officer Vincent Hollinsid said the Fire Service is still short of strength and if recruiting problems co...
DATE: Jan 20, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
If you want to create lasting economic stimulus, build a ship! On first sight, the Governor of Kentucky appears to agree with that statement. The New York Times reported on December 6 that the Governor has promised generous tax incentives in support ...
Dr James Martin, a leading thinker in computer science, lectures this morning at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on a topic that has become his specialty: the future.
The good news for Bermuda is that, as an affluent country, the Island ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Elizabeth (Betsy) Mulderig’s latest book ‘Tiny and Sharkman Superheroes’!
Her new children’s book, co-written with Debbie Jackson, aims to turn ordinary kids into superheroes through the simple act of reading.
Ms J...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Online classes are being taught by chat room as the Bermuda College tries to meet the needs of a web-savvy student population.
College President Duranda Greene said students today socialised, communicated and learned in different ways including by p...
A Bermuda-based reinsurance company has donated $50,000 to help “Bermudians from all walks of life” get their GED diplomas.
Ariel Re, which says it believes education is key to the success of local people and the Island itself, donated the cash to t...
Nahki Wells says running out in front of his home supporters in Carlisle’s 4-0 victory over Bristol Rovers at the weekend has whetted his appetite for regular first team football.
In an interview with BBC Radio Cumbria, the 19-year-old said he was sl...
Five scooters specially built by JetBlue staff in Bermuda have been donated to two of the Island’s children’s charities.
The airline company combined a team building day with helping out the community. Employees worked together to build the scooters ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
A social inquiry report was ordered for 40-year-old woman who solicited cash, pretending it was earmarked for a charity.
Fredericka Fox, of Pembroke, admitted in Magistrates’ Court to dishonestly obtaining money. The Angle Street resident said she wa...
Government's Adopt-a-School Programme has raised $70,000 towards the upkeep of the Island's public schools.
In the latest donation, the Ministry of Education announced that Somerset Primary School had received $10,000 from the Green Family Scholarshi...
